Wat is een goede les? En wat doet een effectieve leraar?

In De zes rollen van de leraar beschrijft Martie Slooter wat leraren kunnen doen om leerlingen daadwerkelijk te laten leren. Ze beschrijft effectief lerarengedrag aan de hand van zes rollen:

* de gastheer;

* de presentator;

* de didacticus;

* de pedagoog;

* de afsluiter;

* de coach.

Dit boek is gebaseerd op de meest actuele, wetenschappelijke inzichten over hoe leerlingen tot leren komen. Slooter gaat niet alleen in op de basiskennis, -...

Nidali, the rebellious daughter of an Egyptian-Greek mother and a Palestinian father, narrates her story from her childhood in Kuwait, her early teenage years in Egypt, to her family's last flight to Texas.

Cal has very few choices in life. He can continue working at the abattoir that sickens him, or join the ranks of the unemployed. He can brood on his past or try to plan a future with Marcella.

Cal is a haunting love story set against the fear and violence of Ulster, where tenderness and innocence must struggle to survive.

Raymond Murphy's English Grammar in Use is the first choice for intermediate (B1-B2) learners and covers all the grammar you will need at this level. This book has clear explanations and practice exercises that have helped millions of people around the world improve their English. It also includes an interactive ebook with audio that you can use online or download to your iPad or Android tablet.

It is perfect for self-study and can also be used by teachers as a supplementary book in classrooms.

The Student's Book takes students from the traditional practice of grammar forms through to topic-based practice exercises. Grammar is clearing presented and explained at each level with review sections assessing student understanding and providing extra practice. The CD-ROM contains a glossary, extra practice for each unit and printable tests.

Mom, I went to the store. See inside the fridge. I watered the plants.

I cleaned out Peter's cage. I tidied the sitting room. And the kitchen.

And I did the washing up. I'm going to bed. Your live-in servant, Claire Life on the Refrigerator Door is told exclusively through notes exchanged by Claire and her mother, Elizabeth, during the course of a life-altering year.

Their story builds to an emotional crescendo when Elizabeth is diagnosed with breast cancer. Stunningly sad but ultimately upli...

Dit boek helpt studenten in zorg en welzijn om communicatieve basisvaardigheden zó aan te leren dat die een solide basis vormen voor de ontwikkeling van specifieke beroepsvaardigheden. Ook leren ze om die communicatieve vaardigheden in verschillende hulpverleningssituaties toe te passen. Daarbij heeft het boek aandacht voor aan te leren technieken, én voor de echtheid van iemands optreden. Effectief communiceren vereist immers ook kennis over je eigen kwaliteiten.

Elementaire sociale vaardi...

Veel leraren en leraren-in-opleiding voeren praktijkonderzoek uit in hun eigen school en zoeken op systematische wijze naar antwoorden op vragen die hun onderwijspraktijk oproept. Dit leidt tot kennis over en inzicht in de dagelijkse onderwijspraktijk en tot oplossingen voor praktijkproblemen die zij in hun werk signaleren. Praktijkonderzoek is een professionele leerstrategie die beschouwd kan worden als een vorm van kwaliteitszorg die in de praktijk verankerd is. De methodiek kenmerkt zich d...

No single country has had a larger impact on the past century than America; and most experts agree that the role of English as a world language is due in part to the world's largest economy and third largest country, the United States. But the America of today is also a coutnry of contradictions. It is a country born out of peace and progress, but also out of violence and revolt. Aspects of the USA offers students of English and EFL teachers a broad introduction to the United States, includin...

Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan.But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone - even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists.